Jermaine Seoposenwe

Jermaine "Jay" Seoposenwe (born 12 October 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey and the South Africa women's national team.^[1]

Jermaine Seoposenwe

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Monterrey
Number	12
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Samford	80	(39)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Santos Ladies FC
	UWC Ladies
2019	Gintra Universitetas	1	(3)
2020	Betis	2	(0)
2020–2022	Braga	38	(10)
2022–2023	Juárez	20	(6)
2023–	Monterrey	19	(11)
International career^‡
2010–	South Africa	100	(20)
Medal record Representing  South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2010 South Africa 2012 Equatorial Guinea 2018 Ghana 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Club career

Gintra Universitetas

On 16 April 2019, it was announced that Seoposenwe had signed her first professional contract with Gintra Universitetas in Lithuania, joining them to play in the 2019-20 UEFA Women's Champions League season. She joined alongside South Africa teammate Nothando Vilakazi.^[2]

Seoposenwe made two Champions League appearances for Gintra, besides helping the side win the 2019 A Lyga Women and Amber Cup titles.

Real Betis

Seoposenwe signed for Spanish side Real Betis Balompie on 8 February 2020, making her debut in a 2–1 victory over RC Espanyol the following weekend.

The season would be called to an end early due to the COVID-19 global pandemic with Seoposenwe having made three appearances across all competitions.

SC Braga

On 6 July 2020, Seoposenwe was announced as a new player of SC Braga.^[3] She made an immediate impact at the club in her first campaign, scoring twice on 13 January 2021 against rivals SL Benfica in the final of the Taça de Portugal in a 3–1 victory.^[4]

In her second season at the club Seoposenwe scored 8 goals and provided 7 assists in 19 league appearances as the club finished third in the Campeonato Nacional. On 23 March 2022, SC Braga won the Taca da Liga on penalties against SL Benfica with Seoposenwe playing the entire 120 minutes.^[5]

International career

On 18 October 2015, Seoposenwe scored the winning goal against Equatorial Guinea which secured South Africa's qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[6] At the tournament she started all three of South Africa's matches as they exited at the Group Stage.

Seoposenwe was a key player for South Africa at the 2018 CAF Africa Women Cup of Nations with Banyana Banyana reaching the final only to lose to Nigeria in a penalty shootout.^[7] The result qualified South Africa for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup for their first appearance at the competition, with Seoposenwe part of the 23 player squad for the tournament in France. At the competition, she featured in matches with China and Spain.

On 4 July 2022, Seoposenwe scored Banyana Banyana's first goal in their 2–1 win against Nigeria at the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations.^[8]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 March 2013	Tasos Markou, Paralimni, Cyprus	Northern Ireland	2–0	2–1	2013 Cyprus Women's Cup
2	6 March 2015	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus	Belgium	1–0	1–0	2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
3	11 March 2015	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Finland	1–2	1–2
4	23 May 2015	Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville, Gabon	Gabon	1–1	3–2	2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
5				2–1
6	31 May 2015	Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Gabon	1–0	5–0
7				4–0
8	18 October 2015	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	1–0
9	25 November 2016	Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon	Egypt	4–0	5–0	2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
10	6 June 2018	Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho	Lesotho	1–0	1–0	2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11	10 June 2018	Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa	Lesotho	1–0	6–0
12				4–0
13				6–0
14	21 November 2018	Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana	Equatorial Guinea	7–1	7–1	2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations
15	4 July 2022	Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco	Nigeria	1–0	2–1	2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
16	14 July 2022		Tunisia	1–0	1–0
17	18 February 2023	Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey	Uzbekistan	1–0	3–0	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
18	10 April 2023	Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia	Serbia	2–3	2–3	Friendly
19	23 February 2024	Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Tanzania	1–0	3–0	2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours

Gintra Universitetas

• A Lyga: 2019

SC Braga

• Taca de Portugal: 2019–20
• Taca da Liga: 2021–22

South Africa

• Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022,^[9] runner-up: 2018

Individual

• Women's Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2022^[10]
• IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022^[11]

References

1. Jermaine Seoposenwe at Soccerway  
2. Ahmadu, Samuel (16 April 2023). "South Africa's Seoposenwe & Vilakazi join Lithuanian champions Gintra Universitetas". Goal. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Jermaine Seoposenwe: Banyana Banyana striker signs for Sporting Braga | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
4. "Seoposenwe's brace inspires Sporting Braga to first ever Portuguese Cup title | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
5. "Braga conquista a Taça da Liga". www.jn.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
6. "Equatorial Guinea 0-1 South Africa: Seoposenwe's strike sends Banyana to Rio 2016". Goal. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
7. "Nigeria win 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
8. "RECAP | Banyana Banyana kick-start Women's Afcon with victory over tournament favourites Nigeria".
9. "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
10. "CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI". CAF. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
11. "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

External links

• Samford bio
• Jermaine Seoposenwe at Liga MX Femenil () (in Spanish)